Neil Morrison, 9 Calbost

Seaman NEIL MORRISON
Last address in Lewis: 9 Calbost,
Son of John and Marion Morrison
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Clan MacNaughton
Service number: 3878/A
Date of death: 3 February 1915 at the age of 22
Drowned in sinking of ship
Local memorial: Pairc, Kershader
Survived the sinking of the Hermes

Neil was one of the children of John (1855) and Marion (1859), the others being Angus (1895), Ann (1885), Catherine (1890), John Murdo (1898), Malcolm (1900), Margaret (1887) and an unnamed child.

His brother Angus was in the Cameron Highlanders, and John in the RNR. Both survived the war.